Isaiah 25:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

The restoration from Babylon, and re-establishment of the theocracy, was a type and pledge of this.

Thou hast done wonderful things - according to thy "name" (Isaiah 9:6) or character manifested in delivering thy people from all their persecutors, and especially Antichrist (Isaiah 24:10; Isaiah 24:13-15).

Thy counsels of old (Isaiah 42:9; Isaiah 46:10) - purposes planned long ago: here, as to the deliverance of His people.

(Are) ... truth - Hebrew, Amen: covenant-keeping; faithful to promises: the special characteristic of Jesus, the Amen (Revelation 3:14).

Isaiah 25:1

1 O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.